Australian Sally Pearson has made a sizzling return to top form with victory in the 100m hurdles and a season-best time at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm.

The Gold Coast product won in a stunning time of 12.57 (w:0.2), to give her a great boost in confidence leading into the Commonwealth Games.

Pearson, an Olympic silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, triumphed over a field that included the two fastest women in the world this year in Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (second in 12.59) and American Lolo Jones (third in 12.70) in front of a sell-out crowd of 15,472 at Stockholm Olympic Stadium.

The time was Pearson's third-fastest ever behind last year's 12.50 Australian record set in Monaco and the 12.53 she clocked in 2008, also in Monaco.

Pearson said the victory meant a great deal as she continued her return from a back injury sustained in the lead-up to the 2009 world championships.

"It's not a shock because I always believe I can do it," she said. "It's a huge confidence booster and a relief. In my eyes, last year was a huge disaster because I went into the world championships wanting to win and then I got injured and things were out of my control.

"I've come into the international season this year with a different mental attitude. I've learnt to love the sport again."

Earlier in the night the 23-year-old Queenslander ran a then-season's best time of 12.70 (w:0.0) to place third in the heats behind Lopes (12.66) and American college champion Queen Harrison (12.70). A pep-talk from coach Sharon Hannon prepared her for the final.

"My start in the heat was terrible and my coach just said to get that Sally Pearson to start in the final and I could have those girls," Pearson said.

The hurdles gun celebrated her first Diamond League win with a victory lap.

"I'm not sure if I was supposed to do a lap of honour but you don't get to do it that much," she said.

Pearson was joined in Stockholm by fellow Commonwealth Games nominees Ben Offereins (fourth, 400m), Jarrod Bannister (sixth, javelin throw), Collis Birmingham (18th, 5000m) and New Delhi hopeful Youcef Abdi (seventh, 3000m steeplechase) on what was a big night for the Australians.

National one-lap champion Ben Offereins drew the prize lane in the mens 400m, one of several non-Diamond League events on the program and one that suffered a blow with the late withdrawal of two-time world champion and 2004 Olympic title-holder Jeremy Wariner (USA).

Running from lane four, the 24-year-old recovered from a slow start to lead a field that included 44.10 man Gary Kikaya through the first 200m. Still in front at 300m, Offereins began to tire in the final straight, the Western Australian crossing the line fourth in 46.21. Offereins said he gave himself every chance of winning his 2010 European debut.

 "I had a crack. I didn't feel like I was going that fast so I didn't think it would hurt that much but 50m down the straight I just blew up," he said. "I was feeling great at 300m and then it hit me."

In the field Jarrod Bannister placed sixth in the men's javelin throw with a second round effort of 77.89m. World champion from 2007, Tero Pitkamaki of Finland took out the event with a winning throw of 84.41m.

AAP